If you're somebody who goes for a couple runs a week to supplement their main forms of exercise I agree that this is a pretty steep price to pay.
Maybe they will, people pay for peloton. Then again that’s essentially a cult, and the contents seems richer.
Nice idea though, I wish I had thought of it!
Although, given that the coaching isn’t personal, and not even done in a local group, how much can a competitive runner really get out of it?
We do offer 20 different classes each and every day. Users who purchase an annual subscription can get an entire year of content, thousands of runs for less than a pair of competition running shoes.
Even for a runner that only uses our application once a week, they pay under $5 a class for a live certified coach, curated playlists (that cost a decent amount for copyright), live streaming data and other costs.
At scale these things may become more economical, and we may be able to offer a lower price.
While class sizes may differ, right now they're definitely smaller, allowing for a lot of time per coach. That will change with time, but it's our mission to provide as much value as humanly possible to our users.
Many gyms work really hard to lock you into long-term contracts, where you need to provide adequate reason to unsubscribe. With Charge, you're not locked into something long-term, and it's much easier for you to leave. From a business perspective, this requires us to continue to provide value for our customers, which is exactly what we're trying to do.
Don't take me at my word though, I'd love to hear your feedback. Would you be willing to try it out and let me know if you found value in the coaching?
I started 1 1/2 miles 2 days per week.
I'm up to 3 miles 3 days per week.
1. I have to enter my credit card for a 7 day trial
2. then I have to email you to cancel it within 7 days. I should be able to hit a button
There should be a free trial, no credit card.
I'm usually one to get the annual subscription on services, so I would get that here, but like a gym, i can't cancel after 7 days if I don't think I'm getting value, and I think this type of service would take more than a week to know if it's valuable. $10 more per month for monthly seems steep.
I'm putting this in the perspective of Gym membership costs, idk if other people think the same way.